Mid State Thermo King Donates $10,000 to Local Food Banks, Lends Refrigerated Trailer

May 06, 2020

We Move Food dealer partner Mid
State Thermo King recently ensured that 100,000 more meals could
be provided to those in need. The dealership donated $2,500 to four
different food banks – one in Montgomery, Alabama; one in Birmingham,
Alabama; one in the Atlanta area; and one in Greenville, South
Carolina. No doubt, $10,000 can do a lot of good at local food banks,
especially with the unprecedented demands they are facing due to COVID-19.

Never has the need been greater for support of the area food banks
as Elizabeth Wix, director of partnerships at the Community Food Bank of Central
Alabama, a Feeding America affiliate and supplier of meals to 230
food pantries, shelters and children’s programs in 12 counties, wrote
to the dealership team.

“Mid State Thermo King, you have provided urgently needed
assistance to parents who suddenly lost their jobs and couldn’t
afford to feed their families … to children who aren’t receiving
school meals … and to seniors who are hungry, frightened and alone.

“We have never seen an emergency of this scale – and I don’t know
how long it will last. But your kindness has already helped provide
food to people struggling with hunger in Central Alabama.”

Doing More

Mid State Thermo King also lended a refrigerated trailer to a food
pantry in Lynn Haven, Florida, recently… the same pantry that has
supported pop-up pantries held at our Trane facility.